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author who made harry potter a household name has now cast her spell on adults. her new novel, the casual vacancy will be on store shelves today. and it's about as far from the wizarding world as you can get. the book has just gone on sale in britain. that's where we find cnn's aaron mclaughlin. good morning. they are calling this potter to potty mouth, the huge anticipation for this book is palpable. a lot of the details have been kept secret. you managed to get your hands on it. how did you do that? >> reporter: good morning, alena. yes, i have. i was not one of the few journalists selected to get an advanced copy or to read the book in advance. i got it just like anyone else here in the uk can at this point coming to their local book store. it's also available on e-reader. so far, this book, we have not seen the frenzy here in the uk that we saw for the launch of the harry potter series. there aren't the long lines. i have yet to see a wizard costume. customers seem to be driven primarily by a curiosity to see what rowling has in store for them next. take a li
author who made harry potter a household name has now cast her spell on adults. her new novel, the casual vacancy will be on store shelves today. and it's about as far from the wizarding world as you can get. the book has just gone on sale in britain. that's where we find cnn's aaron mclaughlin. good morning. they are calling this potter to potty mouth, the huge anticipation for this book is palpable. a lot of the details have been kept secret. you managed to get your hands on it. how did you...
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it worked for harry potter. military officials are hoping it can save the lives of our fighting men and women in the future. we're talking about camouflage. today's soldiers say cam mow they're wearing simply doesn't work. what if the next generation of camouflage made them invisible. here's pentagon correspondent tim lawrence. >> reporter: camouflage can mean the difference between a soldier getting shot and going home. a lot is riding on the next generation to outfit troops. it's only been eight years since the army spent $5 billion on cam mow that critics say didn't fool anyone. soldiers complained to the point army abandoned its one-size fits all universal pattern. >> they were looking for camouflage they could use everywhere. >> correct. and it didn't work anywhere. >> reporter: guy cramer is one of the designers competing to win the army's next multimillion dollar contract. this summer he showed us the science behind every shape, size and shade of these pixels. >> you now have your camouflage. we're trying
it worked for harry potter. military officials are hoping it can save the lives of our fighting men and women in the future. we're talking about camouflage. today's soldiers say cam mow they're wearing simply doesn't work. what if the next generation of camouflage made them invisible. here's pentagon correspondent tim lawrence. >> reporter: camouflage can mean the difference between a soldier getting shot and going home. a lot is riding on the next generation to outfit troops. it's only...
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actress emma watson of harry potter fame is the favorite celebrity bake for cybercriminals trying to lure internet users. >> sweet emma? >> the software security firm has named watson this year's most dangerous celebrity to search for online because many sites use her name to trick people into downloading malware or steal personal information. when searching the actress's name, there's a one in eight chance of finding a malicious site. watson replaces heidi klum. the only guy to crack mackcafee top 20 is jimmy kimmel. >> their mistake was making a spoof of the crossover summer song gang mam style. they're using the public pool facility at the el monte aquatic center. their version was posted on youtube. th13 lifeguards and a pool manager were then fired. the city says it was a clear unauthorized use of resources and property. it was still funny the lifeguards say they'll petition for their jobs back at the next el monte city council meeting. >> maybe they'll just get in trouble? >> see t whole video and make that decision. >>> politics with a side of laughter. that's how the late nig
actress emma watson of harry potter fame is the favorite celebrity bake for cybercriminals trying to lure internet users. >> sweet emma? >> the software security firm has named watson this year's most dangerous celebrity to search for online because many sites use her name to trick people into downloading malware or steal personal information. when searching the actress's name, there's a one in eight chance of finding a malicious site. watson replaces heidi klum. the only guy to...
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there's also going to be alice in wonder land and peter pan and this is quite cool, harry potter versus lord valdemort. >> we hear there are a-listers that have been partying up at the olympics? >> reporter: yeah, you know, those are really the places to be. some of the tickets are hotter than the opening ceremony. brangelina are having a huge blast, a charity event for sports and peace, anyone who is anyone who wants to see and be seen is dying to get invited to this party. >> i didn't get invited. >> reporter: kate will be there -- what did you expect there, john. i didn't get invited either. i'm trying very hard. they are going to have this huge bash. it's a charity thing, like $60,000 a table. all of the hollywood a-listers will have this big private party for the uber popular where they are going to be having a great old time drinking, it's the olympic theme there. they have been invited brangelina to the men's 100 meter final. >> do the royals rank higher than brangelina? >> reporter: brangelina, i would put them at a. i think the royals because it's london and it's them, i would
there's also going to be alice in wonder land and peter pan and this is quite cool, harry potter versus lord valdemort. >> we hear there are a-listers that have been partying up at the olympics? >> reporter: yeah, you know, those are really the places to be. some of the tickets are hotter than the opening ceremony. brangelina are having a huge blast, a charity event for sports and peace, anyone who is anyone who wants to see and be seen is dying to get invited to this party....
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actress emma watson of harry potter fame is the favorite celebrity bake for cybercriminals trying to lure internet users. >> sweet emma? >> the software security firm has named watson this year's most dangerous celebrity to search for online because many sites use her name to trick people into downloading malware or steal personal information. when searching the actress's name, there's a one in eight chance of finding a malicious site. watson replaces heidi klum. the only guy to crack macafee tp 20 is jimmy kimmel. >> their mistake was making a spoof of the crossover summer song gang mam style. they're using the public pool facility at the el monte aquatic center. their version was posted on youtube. the 13 lifeguards and a pool manager were then fired. the city says it was a clear unauthorized use of resources and property. it was still funny the lifeguards say they'll petition for their jobs back at the next el monte city council meeting. >> maybe they'll just get in trouble? >> see the whole video and make that decision. >>> politics with a side of laughter. that's how the late ni
actress emma watson of harry potter fame is the favorite celebrity bake for cybercriminals trying to lure internet users. >> sweet emma? >> the software security firm has named watson this year's most dangerous celebrity to search for online because many sites use her name to trick people into downloading malware or steal personal information. when searching the actress's name, there's a one in eight chance of finding a malicious site. watson replaces heidi klum. the only guy to...
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like it's the harry potter movies. there are many more to come. i guess it's the time we're living in. can you imagine if tmz was around when clinton was the president? we'd have bottomless pictures of him probably. it's pretty common to see shirtless photos of political candidate. shim you are you remember this photo of president obama not wearing a shirt in hawaii. of course, there's the republican candidate magic mike huckabee. meanwhile, mitt romney is refusing to release more than the first four inches of his torso. he insists he has nothing to hide. >> it's just wrong on so many levels. >> all right. >> all right. >> speechless. >> it is 55 minutes after the hour right now. there is big political news. he is under immense pressure to quit the race. will he stay or go? a live report coming up at the top of the hour. [ male announcer ] when this hotel added aflac to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ ma
like it's the harry potter movies. there are many more to come. i guess it's the time we're living in. can you imagine if tmz was around when clinton was the president? we'd have bottomless pictures of him probably. it's pretty common to see shirtless photos of political candidate. shim you are you remember this photo of president obama not wearing a shirt in hawaii. of course, there's the republican candidate magic mike huckabee. meanwhile, mitt romney is refusing to release more than the...